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Genesis = בראשית

Title
  • Genesis = בראשית / translated by Robert Alter from the Hebrew into the English language with facing text from Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (1967) ; etching by Michael Mazur.
  • Genesis = Be-reshit / translated by Robert Alter from the Hebrew into the English language with facing text from Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (1967) ; etching by Michael Mazur.
Publication
San Francisco : Arion Press, 1996.

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Additional Authors
  • Alter, Robert.
  • Mazur, Michael, 1935-
  • Hoyem, Andrew.
  • Reddan, Gerald.
  • Holub, E. B.
  • Dal Porto, Stephanie.
  • Erlandsson, Leif.
  • Gotthold, Peggy.
  • Stoelzl, Peter.
  • Townsend, Robert E.
  • Arion Press. prt
  • El Ot Printing Enterprises. cmt
  • Mackenzie & Harris. cmt
Description
[102] p. : col. ill.; 43 cm.
Uniform Title
Bible. Genesis. Hebrew. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. 1996.
Alternative Title
  • ‏בראשית
  • Be-reshit
Note
  • "Limited to 200 numbered copies ... each copy is signed by the artist and translator"--Colophon.
  • "The fiftieth publication of the Arion Press ... Designed and produced under the direction of Andrew Hoyem, with the assistance of Gerald Reddan, Eric Holub, Stephanie Dal Porto, Leif Erlandsson, Peggy Gotthold, and Peter Stoelzl. The types are: for the Hebrew, Hadassah, designed by Henri Friedlaender, issued in 1958; for the English, Lydian, designed by Warren Chappell, issued in 1938-89. Both designers came under the influence of the calligrapher and type designer Rudolf Koch in Offenbach, Germany ... The Hebrew was set in photocomposition, through the good offices of Jaacov Har-El, by El Ot Printing Enterprises in Tel Aviv. The English was set in photocomposition by Mackenzie & Harris in San Francisco. The text was printed by letterpress from photopolymer plates. The paper is Prague, handmade at the Velké Losiny mill in the Czech Republic. The etching was printed by Robert E. Townsend in Georgetown, Massachusetts. The paper for the binding is Colombe, handmade at the Larroque et Pombié mill in France.
  • Printed in purple and black.
  • Illustrations: 1 print : etching, deep purple and greenish black ; full-page. Printed chine collé. Illustrating Genesis 1:5.
Binding (note)
  • Non-adhesive binding structure; the sections are hand sewn with linen thread into a heavy purple Colombe paper cover. Issued in purple cloth chemise and slipcase; white paper label on spine of slipcase.
Call Number
**P++ 00-4432
OCLC
  • 36027141
  • NYPGR36027141-B
Title
Genesis = Be-reshit / translated by Robert Alter from the Hebrew into the English language with facing text from Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (1967) ; etching by Michael Mazur.
Alternate Script for Title
Genesis = בראשית / translated by Robert Alter from the Hebrew into the English language with facing text from Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (1967) ; etching by Michael Mazur.
Imprint
San Francisco : Arion Press, 1996.
Local Note
Copy in **P 00-4432: No. 119.
Copy in *KP+++: No. 107; colophon signed in pencil by the translator, etching signed in pencil by the artist.
Binding
Non-adhesive binding structure; the sections are hand sewn with linen thread into a heavy purple Colombe paper cover. Issued in purple cloth chemise and slipcase; white paper label on spine of slipcase.
Local Note
Copy in *KP+++: Prospectus ([6] p. on folded sheet, [1] leaf of plates) and letter from the publisher, addressed to subscribing institutions, laid in.
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Place of Publication
United States California San Francisco
Added Author
Alter, Robert.
Mazur, Michael, 1935- Illustrator. Etcher
Hoyem, Andrew. Printer
Reddan, Gerald. Printer
Holub, E. B. Printer
Dal Porto, Stephanie. Printer
Erlandsson, Leif. Printer
Gotthold, Peggy. Printer
Stoelzl, Peter. Printer
Townsend, Robert E., printer of plates.
Arion Press. Printer
El Ot Printing Enterprises. Compositor
Mackenzie & Harris. Compositor
Added Title
Bible. Genesis. Hebrew. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. 1996.
Research Call Number
**P++ 00-4432
*KP+++ (Arion) 05-139
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